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Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Overview

Fast Facts:

A line of storms traversed across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana between 3-8 pm CDT, with generally two more focused areas of wind.

The first was a line segment through the following counties:  Ogle, northern DeKalb, northern Kane, southern McHenry, far northern Cook, and southern Lake.  This produced concentrated significant wind damage in Huntley and adjacent areas.

A second one moved across far southern Lee County and along the far northern LaSalle County border.  This weakened slightly before entering the far southern Chicago metro, but still had 40+ mph wind gusts. Part of this area re-intensified in northwest Indiana across northern Lake and Porter Counties.

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